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Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon

This Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon is a quick and easy Christmas treat that you can serve for breakfast or as a snack.
Recipe Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 10 minutes
  • Cooking 30 minutes
  • Servings for 6 people

This Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon is a tempting, Quick and Easy Christmas Dessert to make. Made with just a few simple ingredients, this Christmas Tree-Shaped Puff Pastry Dessert is perfect if you are short on time or simply aren’t very confident in the kitchen, but don’t want to give up making a Christmas Dessert for your guests.

This Sweet Puff Pastry Christmas Tree is filled with Blueberry Jam and flavored with Cinnamon and Sliced Almonds, but you can personalize it with any ingredients you like. To make this Puff Pastry Christmas Tree Filled with Blueberry Jam and Cinnamon even more festive, we decorated it with lovely Sugar Snowflakes, for a truly spectacular result.

If you love Quick and Easy Christmas Desserts, don’t miss the Stained Glass Cookies, the Caramelized Almonds and the Torrone Cream. And now let’s discover the recipe for the Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon.

Ingredients for 6 people

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Method

  1. To make the Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon, start by unrolling one package of puff pastry on the work surface, without removing the parchment paper.
  2. Cut the pastry into the shape of a Christmas tree and spread it evenly with the jam. Cover with the other rectangle of pastry and trim it to remove the excess dough and get the Christmas tree.
    Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon, step 2: puff pastry cut into a tree and spread with jam
    Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon, step 2: the second sheet of pastry laid on top and trimmed into a tree
  3. With a sharp knife, cut the tree into lots of strips about 1.5 centimeters (5/8 inch) wide, taking care to leave the center intact, then twist each strip around itself.
    Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon, step 3: the tree cut into strips, each one twisted
  4. In a bowl, beat the egg together with a splash of milk. Once the mixture is smooth, use it to brush the tree. Sprinkle with a little ground cinnamon and some sugar, and scatter the sliced almonds evenly over the top.
    Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon, step 4: the tree brushed with egg and sprinkled with cinnamon and sliced almonds
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (400 °F) for about 30-35 minutes, or in any case until the pastry has turned golden. Take it out of the oven and let it cool slightly. Once it is warm, dust with powdered sugar and serve the Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you like, you can also make the Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon with a different filling: for example, you can use another kind of jam or replace it with Homemade Nutella.

Tips

If the Puff Pastry gets too soft while you fill the Christmas tree, you can put everything in the fridge to firm up for about half an hour.

Storage

The Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Jam and Cinnamon keeps for a few days in an airtight container, a cake tin or under a glass dome.

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